Research stories
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In CFI-funded labs and facilities across the country, researchers in all stages of their careers are making discoveries, supporting a robust innovation ecosystem and helping solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
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Alberta
Catalyzing Canada’s quantum future
How Western Canada’s largest open-access semiconductor and materials characterization facility advances innovation and commercial success
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Nova Scotia
Jan Rainey is untangling the mysteries of spider silks
The Dalhousie University researcher is looking to create synthetic versions of spider's silk that have the potential to help heal damaged nerves and damaged hearts
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Transforming research instincts into a successful business (March webinar)
Part of our Future You webinar series. This webinar features a new generation of researchers who share their challenges and successes as they made the move from researcher to entrepreneur. Watch the video to gain insights and receive valuable tips on how to start your own business.
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National research facilities in action
A multimedia compilation highlighting some of Canada’s world-class research facilities
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Alberta,British Columbia
Common cancer, uncommon approach
Not all prostate cancer research is the same, even if it is the most common cancer affecting men
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Ontario
Refurbishing the hen house
Research is helping egg farmers transition toward new requirements for housing their hens, and minimize their losses along the way
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Ontario
How improving accessibility can boost the bottom line
Businesses can open their doors to thousands more customers by offering tools to assist people with language impairments
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Ontario
Transforming Northern Ontario’s forest product sector
New applications for forest by-products are helping to reinvent an industry and boost employment in remote regions of Ontario
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Ontario
Growing Ontario’s billion-dollar greenhouse industry
Genomics research stands to curb losses of high-value crops to disease
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Ontario
Scouring the scum to save a lake worth millions
Tackling harmful algae blooms in Lake Nipissing is critical to preserving the local industries that rely on it
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Ontario
Ontario: ours to (research and) discover
Five fruitful collaborations that are making a difference to communities and industries in Canada’s most populous province
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Alberta
Tiny fly, deadly bite
Leishmaniasis is a devastating disease that kills tens-of-thousands of people every year. By studying the sandflies that transmit it, the University of Calgary’s Chukwunonso Nzelu is helping to zero in on a vaccine
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Better molecules for better medicine
Annie Castonguay, a researcher at Quebec’s Institut national de la recherche scientifique, works to mobilize metals to destroy cancer cells and drug-resistant bacteria when traditional antibiotics and cancer treatments fall short
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Ontario
Wearing his heart(beat) on his sleeve
University of Ottawa professor Benoît Lessard invents electronic sensors that can be woven into the fabric of our clothing
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British Columbia
Does your social life make you happy?
The University of British Columbia’s Frances Chen uses sophisticated research tools to determine how our social lives — online and otherwise — affect how we feel and behave